Francesco Trebbi

Sep 12, 2024 | nber.org | Matilde Bombardini |Francesco Trebbi |Miao Zhang

Skip to main content Trebbi acknowledges support from the Smith Richardson Foundation grant #2022-2935. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Related

May 30, 2024 | hoover.org | Francesco Trebbi

This essay is based on the working paper “Investing in Influence: Investors, Portfolio Firms, and Political Giving” by Marianne Bertrand, Matilde Bombardini, Raymond Fisman, Francesco Trebbi, and Eyub Yegen. The American economic and financial landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent decades. One of the most significant shifts is the rise of institutional investors through assets such as pension funds, mutual funds, and hedge funds.